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2017, Canada’s 150th birthday, also marked the 75th anniversary of Canada’s Japanese Internment. Kelty Miyoshi McKinnon, a fourth generation Japanese-Canadian, felt compelled to bring the stories told by her grandparents and great-grandparents back to the forefront. With Keri Latimer, the two Japanese-Canadian artists will present Beta Vulgaris: The Sugar Beet Projects, an art installation followed by…
Presentation House Theatre (PHT) and Mexico’s famed Marionetas de la Esquina present the Canadian premiere of Amaranta Leyva’s whimsical and enchanting puppet show, Sleeping Beauty Dreams, at Presentation House Theatre from Jan. 25–Feb. 4. “I want people to see the story, feel the story and think about what the story is giving them,” says Leyva. Leyva…
Western Front’s sound installation series, the-possible-impossible-thing-of-sound, continues with an installation (Feb 2–10) and performance (Feb 8) of composer Juliet Palmer’s Inside Us, which explores the rhythm, sound, and experience of the body. This will be followed by a talk from artist and academic Salomé Voegelin who explores the potential of sound in conceiving new ideas and ways…
This month the Surrey Art Gallery will showcase an art collection featuring Indigenous Indian art rarely seen in North America. Curated by Drs. Aurogeeta Das and David Szanton with assistance from curating consultant Jeffrey Wechsler, the exhibition’s stop at the Surrey Art Gallery is the only one in Canada. The exhibition runs Jan. 20–Mar. 25.…
When Derya and Dilara Akay found out they could work together on an art project that has personal significance to them, they jumped on the opportunity. “We live on different continents and with this project we wanted to spend time together and learn from each other in the light of collaborating as artist aside from…
Deep inside Jose Urbay’s heart, there’s a land of gold where he sources his artistic inspirations. Born and raised in Havana City, Cuba, Urbay considers his homeland the backbone of his artworks. “It’s where I come from and it’s the goal of my works,” says Urbay, now a Vancouver-based visual artist and graphic designer. Urbay…
With the holiday season approaching, many are sure to consider a box of chocolates as a gift. But how much is commonly known about chocolate? Geoseph Domenichiello, a chocolate sommelier and chocolatier, will be hosting a chocolate sensory workshop Dec. 17 to provide chocolate lovers with some answers. Domenichiello is of Italian descent and grew…
Susan Rowley describes Salish blankets as containing the threads of culture and environment, an aspect that emerges from the art of weaving. But for Rowley, curator of a new exhibition of Salish blankets, the threads being woven are more than literal. “All sorts of reconnections are being made,” says Rowley, associate professor at the University…
Juan Pablo Gonzalez Amaya combines Venezuela with Vancouver, visual arts and music at the Eastside Culture Crawl. A Venezuelan-born artist, Gonzalez now calls Vancouver home. The influence of both cultures can be found in a new exhibition held as part of the Vancouver Eastside Culture Crawl. “My mom still lives in [Venezuela], so I know exactly…
Alley theatre, in partnership with Neworld Theatre, presents the North American premiere of The Ridiculous Darkness showing from Nov. 11–19 at the ANNEX. The Ridiculous Darkness is a German radio play by Wolfram Lotz, written as a satirical work influenced by both the film Apocalypse Now and Heart of Darkness, a novella written by Polish-British novelist Joseph Conrad in 1899. The play,…
After working as an artist for seven decades, Pnina Granirer has released a memoir, Light Within the Shadows, to chronicle her life as an artist. She will be holding an artist’s talk and book launch in conjunction with her exhibit for the Jewish Book Festival on Nov. 16. Establishing herself as an artist As an…
In an effort to pay homage to her Latin American heritage, Clarissa Argueta will be showcasing her acrylic paintings titled “Women in Colour” at Place Des Arts in Coquitlam, Oct. 13–Nov. 10. Argueta has been drawing or painting for as long as she can remember. After completing a MFA in graphic design from the University…
Curators Rachel Gotlieb and Michael Prokopow look to reveal the connection between Scandinavian and Canadian design in their upcoming exhibit, True Nordic, running Oct. 28, 2017–Jan. 28, 2018 at the Vancouver Art Gallery. True Nordic considers Scandinavian social and design principles and how the aesthetics of the region influenced the development of industrial design and artisanal crafting in…
